Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-26

informed by - RsntEsmsC who d IN tbs
city from Asiz0na" thas tie nnmber Of
Indians 90 the waT-path b AEszoaa
exsssds Eve thousand and thea ct Isass
twelvs hundred Of these are warriors
This b psstty bis s1osy for . sensis-
nan fFszn Arizona ts tell, and whatsyes
the San Frsnsisso pagers nay think Of
n. the ssss Of ths soaatEy VII take Il
With very bia grain Of allowanes.
Rsom tims immsmsgial Il has be4n Q
shafaasaElsi IL failing Of ssttlsFs I'm an
Indian esGniSy 10 Sc hundred In
dams where ordinary eyes wouid Gee
only ons. Arizona settlers are No Ices
subjset 10 this optioaI daIusson than
tboss Of other States and Territories.
ThsFs, a. elsewhere. shs fses that an
InGlan riding eayuss and followed By
q hungry looking dee II seen heading
toward The Rinssn mountains, OF some
other saounsAinss frequently gives riss
10 The Report thal handFeds Of Indians
are On The WaF. path and thss they ara
eommiitlng I'll manner Of dspFsdaaions
upon the property Of the defenssless
Gov boys.
The hAiief thai the gentleman who h
10 the eity from Arizona h laboging a.
DER The common dslnsion b strength
sned By his aassgt on THAI there are
"enoueh Indians On the var-path in
AFizonA 20 wipe Qua all The whites thsFs
ana In New Mexico" OF esarse, this
may be true, bot 70 seems somewhat
startling, nevertheless. The white pop.
ulass0n Of AriE0aa and New Mexico
oanmot be less than 10000, and 81 leaat
one-half Of these are sble-bodisd men.
Unles they show "a unusual Wiling
ness 70 be wiped cut, u would be necss-
sasy 70 gather 10 one party all the To-
dians In tbs United States In order 10
fulGl the gloomy prediction Of the cen
tleman Who 10 In She city from AFizons.
Indsed. unless The proves Of The
white inhabitants Of AFisona and New
Mexico has besn gFestly oEeRFased,
there b ground for the belief that they
could 6esy ell tbs Indians OF North and
South America 10 wips them out.
The gentleman Who is 10 the city
from Arizona has probably seen an 10
dian somewhere, and be 10 evidently
very badly frightened. In spite Of his
indieFeus sxagRerations, however. she
fact rsmains that the AFiEsna Indian 10
q gerry lroublssoms individual, and that
Il is about time for the United States 10
take efestnAi measures 70 suppress him.
There have scarcely bsen SIX csnseou-
tive months In the past tan years In
wkioh the country hes not besn excited
by stories Of Indian depredations In
Arisoua or New Mexico. Time and
again has Il bssn announced that the
uprising has besn tfSsotually suppressed,
and time and again has the antsFpFisinR
native recommend operations ~ soon
a. The backs Of the troops were turned.
Ons hostile ehisf after another has been
killed or Imprisoned. bua Successor for
each vADqaishsd desperate hes i@ne-
dialaly appeared, and the Rane has
been continued for another inning.
The peopie are not unnasurally grow
ina tired Of this, and there 10 q load de-
mAnd for measures which viii eheesu-
ally suppress the AFiEona Indian. Ger
oaimo has been very good Tndian since
be has bsea bottled up In Florida. and
there is no reason vhy 6 few hundred
more Apaehsa should nOt fellow him to
bis retreat among The orange groves.
Energetic action ls In order. and the
otiieoF who succeeds In suppresaina these
hOstiles % sissetaaliy that thsy will stay
suppressed. will deserve the eternal
gratitude Of relieved country.
10 the meantime the gentleman Who
is In The city from Arizona bad better
remain in San Francisco. II may be
well. also, for him 10 consult a. ooelist
10 order 10 learn IL there IL any hope
Of restoring bis siRht 70 . normal con-
dition. Hia casa may be hOpsisss. how
ever. fer the man Who sees ave thousand
Isdians where there are Aboas tAiFty, 10
nnquestionaely in bad way.